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Yashica FX3 [1979]

By Peter on December 19, 2020 0

General Thoughts, discussion, origin, history What’s So Special? What’s special about this particular item Pros one two Cons one two Specifications Manufacturer: Yashica Country of Origin: Made in: Introduced: 1979 Camera Type: Lens Mount: Format: How to access film: Battery: How to access battery: Dimensions (cm): Weight: Serial: Accessories Eyecup: Strap: Extended Grip: Suggested Flashes: […]

New finds this weekend

By Peter on September 9, 2017 0

6 new cameras for the collection this weekend… on a $17 total expenditure. First up… and I’m quite excited by this one: a 1978 Agfa Optima 1035 in fantastic condition.  For $4 it was my most expensive purchase of the day.  It takes 3x 625 mercury batteries (no longer available), which normally would be an […]

Yashica Electro 35 GS [1970]

By Peter on June 22, 2017 0

The Yashica Electro 35 series cameras were extremely popular cameras in the 1960s and 1970s, which have stood the test of time quite well.  The GS is a rather attractive camera with a great lens, and for better or for worse does get a bit of attention when it is brought out. I recently took […]

Canon AE-1 [1976]

By Peter on June 1, 2017 0

Silver copy: From Craiglist.  Sold to me by the daughter of the original owner, her father, a semi-pro photographer in the Pittsburgh area.  A nice clean copy, fully working.  Came paired with FDn 50mm f/1.8 lens with a 1984 Olympics lens cap on it.  Both much newer than the camera.  It is possible this is […]

Canon EX Auto [1972]

By Peter on May 31, 2017 0

Have you ever picked up a camera which seemed so familiar, so “right”, that it just felt great in your hands?  That’s what the EX Auto feels like to me – with that early 1970s twist. When researching the history of Canon cameras, an interesting little evolutionary dead end occurred in the late 60s and […]

Canon A1 (black, databack) [1978]

By Peter on May 29, 2017 0

This came from a local sale.  The owner wanted to offload a bunch of 4 or 5 older cameras, all original purchases from his family.  It was a simple “lets meet and haggle” type arrangement.  His post didn’t even list this camera, and had a slightly blurry photo which included a nice Argus Astigamatic and […]

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